Never give a sword to a man who can’t dance.
No matter how busy you may think you are, you must find time for reading, or surrender yourself to self-chosen ignorance.
Old age, believe me, is a good and pleasant thing. It is true you are gently shouldered off the stage, but then you are given such [...]
If we don’t know life, how can we know death?
If you look into your own heart, and you find nothing wrong there, what is there to worry about? What is there to fear?
If you shoot for the stars and hit the moon, it’s OK. But you’ve got to shoot for something. A lot of people [...]
I want you to be everything that’s you, deep at the center of your being.
I will not be concerned at other men’s not knowing me;I will be concerned at my own want of ability.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in getting up every time we do.
Respect yourself and others will respect you.
Study [...]
He who learns but does not think, is lost! He who thinks but does not learn is in great danger.
He who speaks without modesty will find it difficult to make his words good.
Only the wisest and stupidest of men don’t change.
Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes.
Before you embark on [...]
Death and life have their determined appointments; riches and honors depend upon heaven.
Do not impose on others what you yourself do not desire.
Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.
Faced with what is right, to leave it undone shows a lack of courage.
Go before the people with your example, and be laborious in their affairs.
An [...]
A superior man is modest in his speech, but exceeds in his actions.
Ability will never catch up with the demand for it.
An oppressive government is more to be feared than a tiger.
Better a diamond with a flaw than a pebble without.
Rate the task above the prize; will not the mind be raised? Fight thine own [...]